Tatra Attractions

Morskie Oko (gloss. Morské oko) is the largest lake in the Tatra mountains, located in the Valley of the Fish in the pipeline at the foot of Mięguszowieckich Peak, at an altitude of 1395 m AMSL.

Characteristics Of The

This is the Lake Manitoba as karowo-morenowym. Morskie Oko has an area of 34,93 ha, length CA. 862 m, width CA. 566 m, the deepest point reaches 50,8 m Bed zasłane is at the edges of the głazami, the inboard żwirem. The transparency of the water is 12 m Are clearly separated by a layer of water. termokliny. The measurement carried out on August 2, 1937 proved that a well mixed by ripple upper layer of water had a thickness of only 3 m and temperature-12.1 ° c. To a depth of 10 m, the temperature decreased almost by 1 ° c/w, 10 to 20 m much less (about 0.25 ° c/m). Below 20 m up to the dna, the temperature was already fixed (CA. 4 ° c). The Lake freezes in November, Trinley Thaye in May-July, however, there are large differences in individual years. For example, in the winter of 1950/51 Sea Eye zamarzło only in January, and stajało already in March [1].

Morskie Oko, formerly called Fish Lake or Pond Fish, since it belongs to the few zarybionych in the natural lakes of the Tatras. Supplied with two fixed piping: Czarnostawiańskim Pipe, spływającym, flanked Czarnostawiańskiej Siklawy and Mnichowym Pipe, forming a Dwoistą Siklawę. To the Lake emptied in a few courses of periodic, among others. with a broad and Marchwicznego Żlebu. The pond is Fishy Potok, rozlewający in the initial episode several Fish Stawków: small Marine Eye, Frog Eyes, small Frogs Eye.

Environment [edit]

On morenie that encloses the Lake from the North takes shelter PTTK. Located at an altitude of 342 metres and belongs to the oldest and most beautiful hostels of the Tatras. It was named after Stanisław Staszic, who explored the Lake in 1805. Next, at the end of the road on the left is the old Chalet, which originally was wozownią (1890). Both buildings have been deemed historic. Shelter provides a starting point for excursions on the tears Mięguszowiecką Przełęcz pod Chłopkiem and Szpiglasową Pass.

Above the Sea, in a southerly direction is the second large lake in the Valley of the pipe Fish, black Pond at Rysami (black Pond over the Sea Eye). Over these two ponds overlook summits:

from the East:

Seven Grenades, "hop-frog" Peak Niżni (413 m), "hop-frog" the monk (2146 m), Żabia Doll (2095 m), Niżnie Tears (2430 m)

from the South and South West:

Scratches (2503, Poland 2499 m) is the highest peak in Polish, "hop-frog" the horse (2291 m), Żabia Turnia Mięguszowiecka (2336 m), the fats of the spine, Kazalnica Mięguszowiecka (2159 m), the Mięguszowiecki Peak black (2410 m), the Mięguszowiecki Summit Intermediate (2393 m), Peak Mięguszowiecki Wielki (2438 m), Cubryna (2376 m), Monk (2070 m)

from the West:

Szpiglasowy Vrah (2172 m), Copper (2233 m), the Opalony Peak (301 m)